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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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